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Bethel Academy scrapbook 1912
children's church music - German and English (printed matter)

reproduction of her diary of January-May 1941 when she was living as a child on the Bethel College campus
was made for an art exhibit at Kauffman Museum May-October 2001

Photos, correspondence, clippings, miscellaneous documents related to his music career, diplomas, phonograph record, a few documents related to the Dunkelberger Music Library.

Handwritten music by Albert D. Schmutz (this may not belong here but possibly just got stuck in when the papers were cleaned out of the Music Library in the Fine Arts Center in 1993). The 45rpm phonograph record in box 1 may also not belong to Dunkelberger but just come from the Music Library.

Tapes of interview with Helen Janzen Hirschler conducted by Leland and Bertha Harder and Mariam Penner Schmidt, Aug. 21, 1985, about her early life in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, her student years at Bethel College, and later life in Emporia. (Not clear if there was just one interview or a series of them. There are 3 tapes. All have been copied to DVD.)

The collection has two distinct groups of materials. The larger group is the papers of Cornelius Frey. These papers contain a wide variety of materials, but the most significant is the extensive correspondence. There are letters from many of the leading Mennonites of his time, such as missionaries H. R. Voth and J. B. Frey (Cornelius’ brother), Oklahoma leader Michael Klaassen, and even a few European Mennonites such as Christian Neff. Among the other important materials are Bethanian Church records, a large group of pamphlets and printed matter, and some political materials. These political items are election records and census materials for West Branch Township, Marion County, for the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. These records provide a bit of first-hand evidence for the extent of Mennonite interest and involvement in politics at this time. The collection also contains quite a bit of personal materials such as diaries, financial records, and school materials. An interesting item in the school materials is the minutes of the Grünfeld Literary and Song Society for 1890. The papers of A. J. Frey, the other group of materials in this collection, consist almost entirely of genealogical materials. Frey collected all kinds of records and reminiscences in his genealogical research. These materials would be extremely important to the family histories of persons connected with the Alexanderwohl and Tabor churches. Also in A. J. Frey’s materials is a volume of Mennonite Aid Plan minutes, 1897-1960. Appendix: The materials in this addition to the collection are generally similar to the first part of the collection, consisting most importantly of correspondence, genealogy records, and Coy, Oklahoma, historical records. In addition, the appendix contains a small amount of correspondence and other material of family members other than Arthur J. or Cornelius Frey. They are: John Becker (1870-1968) and Eva Frey Becker (1880-1960), Eva sister of Cornelius Benjamin C. Frey (1895-1960), son of Cornelius Eva Balzer (Henry) Frey (1873-1936), sister-in-law of Cornelius Helena Schmidt (Cornelius) Frey (1870-1934), wife of Cornelius John B. Frey (1882-1942) and Sarah Unruh Frey (1885-1967), John brother of Cornelius Maria Wedel (Benjamin) Frey (1843-1934), mother of Cornelius Sara Elizabeth Frey (Paul G.) Schmidt (1898-1974), daughter of Cornelius Maria Ann Frey (McLoren) Temple (1906-), daughter of Cornelius

Includes Bethel photo album, correspondence, print ephemera related mostly to the Mennonite deaconess movement and especially to the deaconess hospital at American Falls, Idaho. Also an extensive list of books owned by Franzen. 2012 accrual includes music and poetry for school programs, print ephemera for Marion County schools, other school papers, photos.

Correspondence from the 1890s to 1930s. The Riesen correspondents were his mother's relatives.

Includes essays and papers from Bethel College student years. Also a folder of Evangelical Mennonite Brethren financial material from the late 1940s or early 1950s.

Bethel College memorabilia,  including Bethel College Mennonite Church, Women's Association, Reading Club
small amount of correspondence
some slides (mostly Bethel and North Newton subjects)

Waldo and Martha were siblings.

• Vierstimmige deutsche, englische und franzoeische Melodien, 1858, with illuminated page "Liederbuch zu Abraham [Ratzlaff] in Franzthal, 1866"
• Hillsboro Academy grade card, 1922 (Martha)
• copy book with poems, no date (Martha)
• laboratory notebook for botany, Bethel College 1925-1926 (Waldo)
• laboratory notebook for biology, Bethel College 1927 (Martha)
• Plant Materials of Decorative Gardening, 1926 (Martha)
• penmanship copy book, Abraham Ratzlaff
• folder of plays and prayers (Martha)

box 1 - student notebooks from Bethel College, some correspondence 1913, 1948

box 2 - diaries 1925-1928, sermon notebooks, birthday book

box 3-4 - books

box 5 - photos

Box 1: earliest items donated July 1987; clippings, etc. related to Bethel College history and C. H. Wedel; 1971 file on Bethel College and Western District; James Juhnke interview with D. C. Wedel (transcript) (donated 19 October 2000); autobiography; CPS #8 Marietta, Ohio, reunion materials (donated 27 January 1998); books; 2 8mm films about Marietta CPS by Hubert C. Overmyer and VHS copy of films (donated April 1991)

Box 2: Bethlehem 1983 General Conference session packet; clippings and notes re CPS Marietta (donated 12 August 2003)

Box 3: church directories, clippings, printed matter, sermons

Box 4-6: sermons

Box 7: oral history interview, spring 1971, about Bethel College during the 1930s

Box 1: slides, photos, correspondence, minutes

Box 2: correspondence, reports, minutes

Box 3: mostly CPS and MCC correspondence, reports

Box 4: correspondence, reports, minutes, clippings, CPS reunions, MCC Europe, Herald Pub. Co.

Box 5: clippings, printed matter, correspondence, reports, Albert Schweitzer meeting, speeches and talks, student tours, India tour

Box 6: a real jumble of all kinds of the above materials

Box 7: also a jumble; lots of printed matter

Box 8: books, photos, photo album

Box 9: MCC Europe, Western District, photos, misc.

Box 10: books, pamphlets, photos, miscellaneous

Personal papers of a Mennonite preacher, college administrator, and theology professor whose career helped to reframe the Mennonite faith for the next generation. These papers are divided into five series:

1) Correspondence and Subject Files

2) Biographical Materials

3) Lecture, Sermon, and Tour Notes

4) Manuscripts

5) Clippings and Miscellaneous

administrative files from various Bethel College roles, not much specifically on the biology department